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Medical transportation provider accused of disserving L.A.’s frail patients

Some days, the drivers showed up late to take Julian Myers to and from dialysis. Other days, they didn't come at all. When that happened, Myers, who has end-stage kidney disease, scrambled to find a ride.

14 Jul 2017

Researchers detect new gene mutation linked to Fanconi anemia

Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by bone marrow failure heralded by low platelet counts and unusually large red blood cells.

14 Jul 2017

Working for many hours each day can increase risk of heart problems

Research published yesterday shows that the risk of developing an irregular heartbeat—atrial fibrillation— is considerably higher among people working more than 55 hours a week.

14 Jul 2017

Study finds markers of long-term brain injury in the blood of boxers and fighters

Boxers and mixed martial arts fighters may have markers of long-term brain injury in their blood, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., July 14 to 16, 2017.

14 Jul 2017

BWH researchers use specific microRNA to identify, alter makeup of glioblastoma subtypes

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an extremely aggressive brain cancer, is a very complex disease. It is characterized by a fast-growing tumor in the brain composed of many subpopulations of cells, including glioblastoma stem cells, which play a crucial role in glioblastoma initiation, expansion and therapy-resistance.

14 Jul 2017

Study: Impaired thyroid function may affect dialysis patients’ health and well-being

A new study indicates that impaired thyroid function may have detrimental effects on dialysis patients' health and well-being. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

13 Jul 2017

Cellular antennae play key role in muscle-to-fat transformation

Like it or not, as we age, our muscle cells are slowly exchanged, one by one, for fat cells. This process quickens when we injure a muscle, and an extreme form of this process is also seen in muscle-wasting diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

13 Jul 2017

Daily tomato consumption may cut skin cancer by half, mouse study shows

Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse study at The Ohio State University.

13 Jul 2017

Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center starts treating cancer patients

Bill Baker, an 86-year-old Mid-Michigan man with brain cancer, is the first patient to receive treatment at Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

13 Jul 2017

New stent technology could help preserve vision, reduce risks in glaucoma patients

Glaucoma affects millions of Americans. Common treatments, although highly effective, remain invasive and prone to complications.

13 Jul 2017

Cancer metastases may originate from primary tumor without involving lymph system

Research by several leading scientists including Rakesh Jain, PhD, Director of the Edwin L. Steele Laboratory for Tumor Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and supported in part by the National Foundation for Cancer Research, has provided the first evidence that the century-old model for cancer metastasis - where cancer spreads from primary tumor to nearby lymph nodes, and then to other organs - may not apply in all cases.

13 Jul 2017

EPFL researchers identify social rank as determining factor for vulnerability to stress

Stress is a major risk factor for a range of psychopathologies. However, stress does not affect everyone equally: in the face of sustained adversity, some people develop depression symptoms while others adapt and remain resilient.

13 Jul 2017

ASTRO releases updated insurance coverage recommendations for proton beam therapy to treat cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued an update to its recommendations for medical insurance coverage regarding the use of proton beam therapy to treat cancer.

13 Jul 2017

Experts develop first freely available data network for Huntington's disease research

Huntington's disease is a hereditary disorder of the nervous system caused by a faulty gene on chromosome four.

13 Jul 2017

Targeting immune cells could lead to new treatments for pulmonary fibrosis

Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a unique population of immune cells plays a key role in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, and showed that targeting such cells could lead to new treatments for the disease.

13 Jul 2017

New study examines high school principals' perceptions about concussion

When it comes to helping high school student athletes recover from concussion, support is needed beyond the athletic field. It is also essential when they return to the classroom.

13 Jul 2017

Diabetes leads to increase in autonomic and small fiber neuropathy

Autonomic and small fiber neuropathy used to be considered rare conditions. But with approximately 30 million Americans affected by diabetes – one of the main underlying causes for these diseases – it's an emerging problem.

13 Jul 2017

Smartphone data analysis reveals country-level differences in physical activity

US researchers have used people’s smartphones to amass large-scale physical activity data and measure activity patterns across populations worldwide. By looking at accelerometry data recorded on the phones, the researchers could assess physical activity levels among 717,527 people and compare it across 111 countries

13 Jul 2017

Cord-blood-derived natural killer cells can be modified to destroy B-cell cancers

Immune cells with a general knack for recognizing and killing many types of infected or abnormal cells also can be engineered to hunt down cells with specific targets on them to treat cancer, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the journal Leukemia.

13 Jul 2017

TUM researchers decipher binding mechanism of antibody to environmental toxin

Summertime is barbecue time. However, when fat reacts with glowing coal, a substance chemists call benzopyrene is created. It is a widespread environmental toxin that can cause cancer in humans.

13 Jul 2017

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Medical transportation provider accused of disserving L.A.’s frail patients

Researchers detect new gene mutation linked to Fanconi anemia

Working for many hours each day can increase risk of heart problems

Study finds markers of long-term brain injury in the blood of boxers and fighters

BWH researchers use specific microRNA to identify, alter makeup of glioblastoma subtypes

Study: Impaired thyroid function may affect dialysis patients’ health and well-being

Cellular antennae play key role in muscle-to-fat transformation

Daily tomato consumption may cut skin cancer by half, mouse study shows

Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center starts treating cancer patients

New stent technology could help preserve vision, reduce risks in glaucoma patients

Cancer metastases may originate from primary tumor without involving lymph system

EPFL researchers identify social rank as determining factor for vulnerability to stress

ASTRO releases updated insurance coverage recommendations for proton beam therapy to treat cancer

Experts develop first freely available data network for Huntington's disease research

Targeting immune cells could lead to new treatments for pulmonary fibrosis

New study examines high school principals' perceptions about concussion

Diabetes leads to increase in autonomic and small fiber neuropathy

Smartphone data analysis reveals country-level differences in physical activity

Cord-blood-derived natural killer cells can be modified to destroy B-cell cancers

TUM researchers decipher binding mechanism of antibody to environmental toxin

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